Hello im down in jordan this is counting the cost on aljazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week corrupt. Banking and political clowns have destroyed lebanons economy people cant get access to their Bank Accounts billions have been moved out of the country. President trump wants to install his own man at the bank oversee latin americas recovery from the pandemic but some nations are opposed to the move. And the case of the gas power plant that wasnt built but the company was awarded billions of dollars nigeria goes to court to reverse that decision. Lebanon is bankrupt its been brought to its knees by the powerful Banking Industry and its ties to the political elite sometimes those times have been indistinguishable over 2 decades money flowed from citizens to enrich bankers and as the currency crisis unfolded they extinguished any hopes of a recovery by blocking reforms and restricting access to money ordinary citizens cant get hold of their money and are limit
All measures to reduce the level of inflation. Russia was able to withstand sanctions pressure and, in general, the Economic Situation in the country is now stable and balanced , Vladimir Putin stated this at a meeting with the government on the budget process. In general, we can say that the stage of restoration of the russian economy has been completed ; we have withstood absolutely unprecedented external pressure and the sanctions onslaught of some of the ruling elites in the socalled western bloc of some, ruling in certain countries, which we call unfriendly, russias gdp has reached the level of 2021. Now it is important to create conditions for further stable and longterm development. The situation turned out to be significantly better than forecasts for a number of indicators , the president noted at the end of the year. The russian economy can grow by more than 2. 5 . But back in april, gdp growth was expected to be only one point two percent, according to the situation with the
And i came right here, to the physical, mental and symbolic border between east and west during the civil war, the former green line. My journey in beirut starts here. Where does one even begin to discuss the urban challenges facing the ancient city of beirut . Even though the civil war ended nearly 30 years ago, its repercussions have left permanent scars on the city. The bloody conflict that plagued lebanon from 1975 to 1990 killed some 145,000 people, severely injured more than 100 000 and displaced over a million. It essentially brought the country to its knees. The power struggles that led to the war are deeply rooted in complex and everchanging alliances. Its not simply a sectarian conflict. Regardless of the cause, citizens were held hostage as bombings and bullet fromnipers wreaked havoc across lebanon. Beirut took centre stage, acting as a dividing line between muslims and christians. Even though the city was able to rise up and reestablish itself as a thriving capital, its di
And i came right here, to the physical, mental and symbolic border between east and west during the civil war, the former green line. My journey in beirut starts here. Where does one even begin to discuss the urban challenges facing the ancient city of beirut . Even though the civil war ended nearly 30 years ago, its repercussions have left permanent scars on the city. The bloody conflict that plagued lebanon from 1975 to 1990 killed some 145,000 people, severely injured more than 100 000 and displaced over a million. It essentially brought the country to its knees. The power struggles that led to the war are deeply rooted in complex and everchanging alliances. Its not simply a sectarian conflict. Regardless of the cause, citizens were held hostage as bombings and bullet fromnipers wreaked havoc across lebanon. Beirut took centre stage, acting as a dividing line between muslims and christians. Even though p and reestablish itself as a thriving capital, its difficult to say how long pea